I love cupcakes, and I always have. For my ninth birthday I found a recipe for cupcakes that you bake inside of ice cream cones, and I begged and pleaded with my mom to try it out—it didn’t work out very well, but I think it sparked a lifelong love for adorable little personal-sized cakes (particularly when baked in a unique way!).

Here’s some of the latest and greatest charming cupcake ideas to help inspire your next baking experiment: